AudioNoob Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Hello All, I am new to the forum and like my user ID states I am a relative novice when it comes to home audio. I have owned Klipsch Speakers since the early 2000's, Reference Line to be exact. My question is if an experienced audio enthusiast can tell how much play time a speaker has endured? The reason I ask is that I have a pair of RB-25's that I know have less than 4 hours of total play time on them and that was very tame play time as well. Eagles Hell Freezes Over played through twice at maybe 1/4 volume on a vintage Marantz. Now I know these speakers are not super valuable but I think they carry much more resale value if someone knows they are practically new. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 AudioNoob, Welcome to the forum. There really is no way to tell how much use they have but visual condition is a good indicator how well they have been taken care of. If these RB-25's have not been abused, they have plenty of "life" left and will sell for what market value is. Bill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 short answer... no long answer... no 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 In this regard, speakers and women are similar. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 9 minutes ago, Weber said: In this regard, speakers and women are similar. Well, now ...oh, never mind 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 In this regard, speakers and women are similar. You don't get out much do you? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted November 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted November 15, 2016 Welcome, and as far I know there is no way to tell. But the good news is unless they are abused it does not matter. About the only problem I know of is time, after many years 15-20 (a guess) the capacitors may change the sound a little and they can be replaced. The woofer surrounds never seem to have a problem like many brands, there are many out there from the 50's still with perfectly good surrounds. So if all the drivers are working your good for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woofers and Tweeters Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 42 minutes ago, dtel said: there are many out there from the 50's still with perfectly good surrounds That's all I'm saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudioNoob Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 Thanks so much guys for the input. You all confirmed what I already believed to be true. Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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